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Health risks demand a moratorium on fracking

September 2, 2014 Barton Schoenfeld Activism, Consumer issues, Energy, Environment, States Leave a comment

A rapidly growing body of research demonstrates that hydraulic fracturing poses dangers not only to the environment but to people’s health. Once contamination occurs

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Vermont leads by example on environmental issues

September 4, 2013 Stacy Mergenthal Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Health Leave a comment

In a recent e-newsletter, Senator Bernie Sanders shared a video about a little town in Vermont called Swanton. Swanton has recently made an important

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Dirty is the new green

October 26, 2011 Mike Davis Business, Consumer issues, Corporations, Energy, Environment, Technology One comment

Recent tv ads are touting how green natural gas is, extolling the local production, job creation and environmental friendliness of natural gas. Of course,

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